Spain is the only European country inside the path. Totality crosses the far south of Andalusia, the Strait of Gibraltar and the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla in mid-morning, with the Sun about 37° to 41° above the eastern horizon.
4m 51slongest totality, in Ceuta
Short answer
Yes. The path of totality crosses the far south of Andalusia, the Strait of Gibraltar and the cities of Ceuta and Melilla. Ceuta gets the longest totality in Spain, 4m 51s, and Tarifa the longest on the mainland, 4m 41s. Totality comes in mid-morning, between 10:44 and 10:49 local time, with the Sun about 38° high in the east.
Yellow dots are inside the path of totality. White dots are outside it and see only a partial eclipse.
Press play or drag the slider to follow the centre of the Moon’s shadow from one side of the country to the other, with local clock time, the length of totality on the centre line and the speed of the shadow.
4m 41s in Tarifa, 4m 33s at Bolonia
Tarifa, on Europe’s southern tip, has the longest totality on the Spanish mainland. The town looks straight across the Strait to Morocco, and the beaches at Bolonia, beside the Roman ruins of Baelo Claudia, and Zahara de los Atunes face east with open views. Its main weather risk is the Levante, the easterly wind that can carry haze and low cloud through the Strait, sometimes for several days.
4m 28s in Algeciras, 4m 26s in La Línea
Algeciras is the main port for ferries to Ceuta and Tanger Med, and La Línea de la Concepción sits at the border with Gibraltar, an easy walk from the Rock. San Roque and Sotogrande, a little further north, still get more than four minutes. Expect the busiest roads in the region, because the Bay is also where the summer ferry traffic to Morocco peaks.
4m 18s in Barbate, 2m 54s in Cádiz
North-west along the Atlantic coast, totality gets shorter but the skies get better. Barbate, Vejer de la Frontera and Conil de la Frontera still have more than four minutes. Cádiz itself, near the edge of the path, has under three minutes, but it also has the best odds of a clear morning on the whole Spanish coast.
3m 39s in Estepona, 1m 50s in Málaga
The biggest choice of hotels in southern Spain, and the largest airport. Totality shrinks quickly towards the east, from 3m 39s in Estepona and 3m 18s in Marbella to 1m 50s in Málaga, which lies close to the northern edge. Anyone staying in Málaga gains almost two minutes by driving an hour west.
4m 51s in Ceuta, 4m 40s in Melilla
Ceuta, on the African side of the Strait, has the longest totality anywhere in Spain. The fast ferry from Algeciras takes about an hour, and the Monte Hacho viewpoint and the Royal Walls look out over the water. Melilla, much further east, is reached by overnight ferry or a short domestic flight.
Spain is the only country in Europe inside the 2027 path, and the eclipse falls in the busiest week of the summer holidays, so tours sold out early. The operators below have solid track records, but almost all of them now run waiting lists, so check availability with the operator first.
Places on sold-out tours do come back when travellers cancel, so it is worth joining a waiting list. Smithsonian Journeys keeps one for its Marbella trip.
Sort by totality, start time or Sun height. Cities outside the path show the share of the Sun covered instead.
| Ceuta | Total100% | 4m 51s | Totality from 10:45totality begins | Sun 38° |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarifa | Total100% | 4m 41s | Totality from 10:44totality begins | Sun 38° |
| Melilla | Total100% | 4m 40s | Totality from 10:48totality begins | Sun 41° |
| Bolonia | Total100% | 4m 33s | Totality from 10:44totality begins | Sun 38° |
| Algeciras | Total100% | 4m 28s | Totality from 10:45totality begins | Sun 38° |
| Zahara de los Atunes | Total100% | 4m 26s | Totality from 10:44totality begins | Sun 38° |
| La Línea de la Concepción | Total100% | 4m 26s | Totality from 10:45totality begins | Sun 38° |
| Barbate | Total100% | 4m 18s | Totality from 10:44totality begins | Sun 38° |
| Vejer de la Frontera | Total100% | 4m 08s | Totality from 10:44totality begins | Sun 38° |
| Sotogrande | Total100% | 4m 07s | Totality from 10:45totality begins | Sun 38° |
| Conil de la Frontera | Total100% | 4m 02s | Totality from 10:44totality begins | Sun 38° |
| Estepona | Total100% | 3m 39s | Totality from 10:46totality begins | Sun 39° |
| Chiclana de la Frontera | Total100% | 3m 29s | Totality from 10:45totality begins | Sun 38° |
| Marbella | Total100% | 3m 18s | Totality from 10:46totality begins | Sun 39° |
| Fuengirola | Total100% | 3m 11s | Totality from 10:47totality begins | Sun 39° |
| Cádiz | Total100% | 2m 54s | Totality from 10:45totality begins | Sun 37° |
| Málaga | Total100% | 1m 50s | Totality from 10:48totality begins | Sun 39° |
| Motril | Total100% | 1m 39s | Totality from 10:49totality begins | Sun 40° |
| Jerez de la Frontera | Total100% | 1m 35s | Totality from 10:46totality begins | Sun 38° |
| Nerja | Total100% | 1m 28s | Totality from 10:48totality begins | Sun 40° |
| Ronda | Total100% | 1m 16s | Totality from 10:47totality begins | Sun 39° |
| Almería | Partial99.9% | No totality– | Peak at 10:51peak | Sun 41° |
| Granada | Partial99.1% | No totality– | Peak at 10:50peak | Sun 40° |
| Seville | Partial98.2% | No totality– | Peak at 10:47peak | Sun 38° |
| Madrid | Partial86% | No totality– | Peak at 10:51peak | Sun 40° |
Local clock time on 2 August 2027 when totality begins, or for a partial eclipse, the moment of greatest coverage.
Early August is one of the sunniest times of year in Andalusia. In the analysis of climatologist Jay Anderson, the Sun was visible on about 88% of eclipse-season mornings at Cádiz and on about 74% around Tarifa and Barbate, while inland Spain averages less than 15% cloud.
The risk lies on the coast. A shallow layer of sea fog and low cloud often forms over the Alborán Sea at night and drifts into the Strait, and it is thickest in the morning, exactly when the eclipse happens. It often lingers until late morning, so it can still hide the Sun at totality. When the Levante blows from the east, a banner of cloud can also sit over Gibraltar and the hills around Tarifa. A car and a plan B a few kilometres inland are worth more than a few extra seconds of totality.
Mornings are pleasant. Cádiz averages a high of about 28°C (82°F) in August, while inland cities such as Seville often pass 35°C (95°F) in the afternoon, long after the eclipse is over.
Málaga has the most flights and lies just inside the path. Jerez is a smaller airport near Cádiz, also inside the path. Seville has more flights than Jerez but sits outside the path, about an hour and a half from Cádiz by road. Gibraltar’s airport takes flights from the UK only.
Only two main roads run along the Cádiz coast, the A-48 and the N-340, and the side roads to Bolonia and Zahara are narrow. Arrive the day before and stay off the coastal roads on the morning itself.
Fast ferries link Algeciras and Ceuta in about an hour. Melilla is about 6 to 7 hours by ferry from Almería, Málaga or Motril. The eclipse falls on the Monday after the first weekend of August, the peak of Operación Paso del Estrecho, when families cross to Morocco for the summer. In 2025, 1.67 million passengers left Andalusian ports between mid-June and mid-August.
Andalusia’s regional government is coordinating the plans with town councils, and a full logistics test of access, parking, viewing areas and health services was run on 2 August 2026. About 115 municipalities in Cádiz, Málaga, Granada and Almería, plus Ceuta and Melilla, lie inside the path.
Accommodation is the hardest part. By August 2026, some hotels in Cádiz province had stopped taking bookings for the eclipse, and holiday homes near Tarifa and El Palmar were listed at €11,000 to €33,000 for a single night. Anyone still planning a trip to the Spanish coast should book whatever they can find straight away, and accept that the best places are probably gone already.
When the coast is full, look at the Costa del Sol, Jerez or the hill towns inland, and drive to the path the evening before. Seville and Granada, just outside the path, are both within two hours of the coast.
A partial eclipse, even at 99%, leaves the sky bright and the corona hidden. Eclipse glasses stay on the whole time.